Organizer: The Brazilian Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology (Inmetro), the Federation of Industries of the State of Rio de Janeiro (Firjan) and the United Nations Forum on Sustainability Standards (UNFSS)

The Brazilian National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology – Inmetro, the…

Climate change is the defining issue of our time and now is the defining moment to do something about it. There is still time to tackle climate change, but it will require an unprecedented effort from all sectors of society. To boost ambition and accelerate actions to implement the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, UN Secretary-General António Guterres will host the 2019 Climate Action Summit…

The UN Youth Climate Summit is a platform for young leaders who are driving climate action to showcase their solutions at the United Nations, and to meaningfully engage with decision-makers on the defining issue of our time. This event will take place on Saturday, September 21 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, as part of a weekend of events leading up to the UN Secretary-General’…

As world leaders gather in New York City for the 74th session of the UN General Assembly, issues on UN Environment Programme’s agenda will be front and centre from highlighting how governments, civil society and individuals can take action on climate, to sharing updates on the Sustainable Development Goals, to celebrating outstanding figures whose actions have had a transformative positive…

On 22 September, at least 34 CEOs from banks around the world will sign UNEP FI’s Principles for Responsible Banking – a major initiative that we have been working on which is expected to be signed by up to 100 banks by September. Citibank has just endorsed the Principles. The launch event will take place at UN Headquarters and Inger Andersen and the Secretary General will be present, along…

The third session of UN Environment’s Forum of Ministers & Environment Authorities of Asia Pacific, will take place from 23 to 25 January 2019 in Marina Bay Sands Expo & Convention Centre in Singapore. The Forum will focus on UNEA-4 theme ‘Innovative solutions for environmental challenges and sustainable consumption and production’. The Forum is an opportunity for Member States in Asia…